Chess and IO
IO (information overload) abounds everywhere these days. There are countless chess books, DVDs, courses, online teaching, advice and more. How does one not get overwhelmed in this maze of info? Mastery of chess is not easy, but sometimes it’s best to keep things simple. I believe that studying grandmaster games (from classic to modern) has been the best for me. Or maybe a few books at a time — try to read them from cover to cover, and slowly.
Number of possible positions after two moves each
So much advice…

Pattern recognition and memory are the keys to chess success!
And practise, practise, practise…